Video: Stefano Ghisolfi climbs Perfecto Mundo (9b +) in Margalef

On the 7. December 2018 succeeded the Italian Stefano Ghisolfi the repetition of the Chris Sharma route Perfecto Mundo. A total of 32 days, spread over several stays and a one-year training phase, he invested in the ascent. The story is available in the video of his sponsor The North Face.

The 26-meter long route on the strongly overhanging wall of the sector Racó de la Finestra in the Spanish Margalef was through about nine years ago Chris Sharma set up and classified as 9b +. In May 2018 Chris Sharma, Alexander Megos and Stefano Ghisolfi worked together on the route, At that time the German took the first ascent Alexander Megos..

Stefano Ghisolfi climbing Perfecto Mundo (9b +) in Margalef

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Credits: Cover Picture Enrico Veronese / The North Face

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